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"etymology_text": "First coined by Hasbro in 1964 to market G.I. Joe.",
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"A children's toy in the form of a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program, with moving parts and often capable of some form of spring-loaded movement. It is used to distinguish from dolls, which have acquired the reputation as a girl's toy, whereas action figures are more marketed toward boys."
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],
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"figurine"
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[
"movie",
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],
[
"video game",
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],
[
"television program",
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],
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "actiefiguur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figurine d’action"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "figurine articulée"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Action-Figur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "aksjónkall"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura di azione"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akushon figyua",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "アクションフィギュア"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "inhyeong",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "인형"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "figura aksi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boneco"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura de ação"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura de acción"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "children's toy",
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"word": "actionfigur"
}
],
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"Hasbro",
"action figure"
]
}
],
"word": "action figure"
}
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],
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"figurine"
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"movie",
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[
"video game",
"video game"
],
[
"television program",
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],
[
"spring-loaded",
"spring-loaded"
]
],
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"G.I. Joe",
"Hasbro",
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]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "actiefiguur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figurine d’action"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "figurine articulée"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Action-Figur"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "aksjónkall"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura di azione"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akushon figyua",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "アクションフィギュア"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "inhyeong",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "인형"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "children's toy",
"word": "figura aksi"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "boneco"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura de ação"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "children's toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura de acción"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "children's toy",
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"word": "actionfigur"
}
],
"word": "action figure"
}
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